Alphaeus @ (1.) The father of James the Less, the apostle and writer of the epistle Matthew:10:3; Mark:3:18; Luke:6:15; Acts:1:13), and the husband of Mary John:19:25). The Hebrew form of this name is Cleopas, or Clopas (q.v.). (2.) The father of Levi, or Matthew Mark:2:14).
